by Lois McMaster Bujold
Miles and a 16 y/o werewolf? The beauty of Bujold is how she makes anything work, and work well.....
Loved, loved, loved this short story. It's wonderful how someone can appreciate Miles for everything he can give to a person. I saw that somewhat in the appreciation and awe of his crew, but this was more fully explored even in such a short story. Great series!
Miles is in Jackson's Whole, trying to extract a valuable geneticist. The plan, of course, falls over almost before it's started, bringing Miles into contact with a genetic experiment gone 'wrong'.A bit debateable about the sex - and Miles' apparent ability to overcome Taura's fangs but not Bel's p...
Another really strong entry in the series. Bujold does some intense and mesmerizing work with Miles here. There's some of what I'm coming to think of as 'the usual' scintillating dialogue, funny one-liners, memorable characters & solid plotting. There's also some very incisive analysis of what it me...
I liked this Miles adventure, but not as well as all the ones that came before. Miles seemed different, not nearly as witty, and just plain off his game. The whole weird affair with Taura is just that ... weird.
More set-up and background, but nice adventure.
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